Global Economics and Management
The GLOBAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT GROUP (GEM) is an explicitly interdisciplinary group that includes faculty with backgrounds in economics, political science, sociology, finance, strategy, management and energy. The group's research and teaching focuses on the global business environment through a range of disciplines—including macroeconomic, institutional, and strategic perspectives—and the strategy and organization of firms operating internationally.
The Global Economics and Management faculty engage in innovative research on international issues with the goal of influencing economic policy. Areas of research include:
- Financial contagion
- The fiscal cliff
- International capital flows and tax holidays,
- The Euro-crisis
- Capital flows,
- Capital controls,
- International tax policy,
- Global strategic management,
- International business,
- Chinese economy and business
- The political economy.
Research Centers
Research centers at MIT and MIT Sloan pursue solutions to the world’s most significant challenges. Through collaboration with other top researchers and business leaders, MIT Sloan faculty and students have a powerful impact on leading organizations and on everyday life.
Faculty in the Global Economics and Management Group are affiliated with the following research centers at MIT: